Dear Aka-Monde My name is Kelvin, aged 43, feeling like I missed life’s bus somewhere. Most of my friends are doing well financially while I struggle with making ends meet. I have accountancy and IT […]

A friend posed a question during the week on regrets in life and it made me self-introspect. Sometimes, it’s difficult to share with others what our regrets are as they can be embarrassing. I asked […]

Sitting down with a couple of women I had just met at the airport waiting for a delayed flight turned out to be interesting. We discussed and laughed like old friends who were meeting for […]

Dear Aka-Monde, Am a lady aged 27 and was recently engaged on my birthday. Plans are underway for my man to reach home and bring tumbale (dowry), next month in September after dating for 3 […]

Dear Aka-Monde, As a young man ready to settle down, I am experiencing pressure from my fiancée on spending on a lavish wedding. My take home salary is around K13, 500.00 and I explained to […]

Last week’s opinion piece reviewed the performance of Zambia’s 2024 national budget, highlighting that by mid-year, revenue collection fell short of set targets, and key economic sectors such as mining, agriculture, and energy underperformed. As […]

A birth of a child which is usually a time of joy for the entire clan brought sadness to Anna’s family. Anna could not remember much about the recent birth except that she felt anger... […]

When Sibe opened up to her aunt who was a mai busa (pastors wife), about her problems in her new marriage, she was advised to fast as queen Esther did. When she opened up to […]

As we approach the end of 2024, and with only two weeks remaining before the 2025 national budget is presented, it is an opportune moment to reflect on the performance of the 2024 budget. Presented […]

Sishemo’s phone wouldn’t stop ringing, the clients, internal staff and the pile of letters she needed to respond to. The correspondence she needed to dispatch and the emails kept coming in, the reception kept bringing […]